Miles: Dish up an opponent

12:25 AM,
Dec. 13, 2012

LSU head coach Les Miles leads his team out onto the field before their game against Mississippi State on Nov. 10. LSU returns to practice as the Tigers prepare to meet Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl later this month.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

BATON ROUGE - Though he passed the various Chick-fil-A delicacies offered to the media and LSU athletic department personnel, LSU coach Les Miles on Wednesday expressed pangs of hunger for a quality dish in the upcoming Chick-fil-A Bowl.

"Our football team really is anxious for a quality game to play. We're looking for a bowl game that's a great matchup," Miles said at a bowl press conference on campus.

The No. 8 Tigers (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) have not played a team among those ranked since it lost 21-17 to then-No. 1 and now No. 2 Alabama on Nov. 3. LSU's last win over a ranked team was ...